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excuse
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- US
- [ɪkˈskjuːz][ɪkˈskjuːs]
- Conjugation :
past
excused
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excusing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- excuse
[ɪks'kjuːs]
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noun
[c/u]
(justification) 借口
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2.
vt.
[+person]
[ behaviour]
(justify) 是…的正当理由
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3.
vt.
[+person]
[ behaviour]
(forgive) 原谅
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an excuse to do/not to do sth
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做/不做某事的借口
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to make an excuse
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找借口
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to make excuses for sb
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给某人找借口
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there's no excuse for such behaviour
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没有理由这样表现
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to be excused from (doing) sth
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被免除(做)某事
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to excuse sb for sth/for doing sth
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原谅某人某事/做某事
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excuse me!
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劳驾！
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4.
vt.
(as apology) 对不起！
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excuse me, please
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请原谅
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excuse me?
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[US] 对不起，你说什么？
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5.
vt.
英 = pardon？ {or} sorry？
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he excused himself and left the room
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他说了声“请原谅”就离开了房间
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if you'll excuse me
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请见谅
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- excuse
[ɪkˈskjuːz]
[ɪkˈskjuːs]
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n.[c]
借口，托辞，辩解
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He had several excuses for not coming home last night.
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他为昨天晚上没回家找了很多借口。
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He kept finding excuses to stay.
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他不断寻找借口想留下来。
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2.
n.[c]
请假条
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He handed in an excuse to the teacher.
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他把假条交给了老师。
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He had to get his mother to write an excuse for him.
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他不得不让他母亲给他写个假条。
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3.
n.[c]
拙劣的东西，勉强权充之物
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4.
n.[c]
道歉，歉意
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5.
vt.
原谅
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The new employee was excused for not meeting the sales quota.
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老板接受了这名新雇员未完成销售任务的理由。
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Please excuse my dirty hands.
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请原谅，我没洗手。
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6.
vt.
免除……的义务或责任
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My manager excused me from work for personal reasons.
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我的经理准许我因私人原因不上班。
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Please excuse me from this class.
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请允许我不上这堂课。
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7.
vt.
为……辩解，解释
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Within moments, Alison had found a pretext to excuse herself.
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转眼之间，埃里森就找到了原谅自己的借口。
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Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work.
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你必须晚睡不能成为你上班迟到的理由。
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8.
vt.
为……申辩，给……找借口
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He is attempting to excuse his loss of interest in Cindy.
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他在想办法原谅自己对辛迪失去兴趣。
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9.
vt.
请求免除
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I wanted to be excused from attending the boring weekly meeting.
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我想找个借口不参加烦人的每周例会。
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10.
vt.
饶恕，宽恕
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We don't help our children by excusing their bad behavior.
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我们不应当原谅孩子们的坏习惯而为他们解脱。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- excuse
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to pardon or forgive
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he always excuses her unpunctuality
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2.
vt.
to seek pardon or exemption for (a person, esp oneself)
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to excuse oneself for one's mistakes
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3.
vt.
to make allowances for; judge leniently
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to excuse someone's ignorance
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4.
vt.
to serve as an apology or explanation for; vindicate or justify
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her age excuses her behaviour
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5.
vt.
to exempt from a task, obligation, etc
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you are excused making breakfast
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6.
vt.
to dismiss or allow to leave
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he asked them to excuse him
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7.
vt.
to seek permission for (someone, esp oneself) to leave
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he excused himself and left
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8.
n
an explanation offered in defence of some fault or offensive behaviour or as a reason for not fulfilling an obligation, etc
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he gave no excuse for his rudeness
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9.
n
[Spoken]
an inferior example of something specified; makeshiftsubstitute
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she is a poor excuse for a hostess
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10.
n
the act of excusing
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11.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Latin excusare, from ex-1 + -cusare, from causa cause, accusation
Examples
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Excuse my rudeness.
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恕我无礼。
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a flimsy excuse
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站不住脚的遁词
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a good excuse
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地地道道的借口
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to overwork an excuse
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把借口说得太过分
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a watertight excuse, plan, etc.
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充足的理由；严密的计划等
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